Religion
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Pope Tawadros chairs Standing Committee of the Holy Synod
Date: 2018-09-07 16:38:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:7566549
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired Friday the Standing Committee of the Holy Synod to discuss legalizing churches through the church building law. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox ....
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Ambassador: Dutch gov't rejects any act inciting hatred
Date: 2018-09-04 12:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:7561665
CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) - Dutch Ambassador here Laurens Westhoff said on Tuesday that a Dutch MP who has called for organizing a competition for anti-Islam cartoon in the Dutch parliament does not represent the people and government of the ....
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Freedom of expression does not justify blasphemy -- Grand Imam
Date: 2018-09-03 18:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:7560583
CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Monday received Dutch Ambassador in Cairo Laurens Westhoff. During the meeting, the Grand Imam told his guest that freedom of opinion and expression can not justify blasphemy, praising ....
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Awqaf minister stresses importance of encouraging distinguished scholars
Date: 2018-09-02 21:03:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:7559067
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said Sunday that the ministry spares no effort in encouraging distinguished scholars and spreading moderate Islam. Gomaa's remarks came during his meeting with scholars of the Supreme ....
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Pope Tawadros II receives UN envoy
Date: 2018-09-02 13:41:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:7558379
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese Sunday received United Religions Initiative at the United Nations envoy Ambassador Mussie Hailu at the St. Mark Cathedral in Abbassiya. Head of the ....
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Al Azhar, Youth and Sports Min. launch daawa, relief convoy to Sinai Monday
Date: 2018-09-02 13:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:7558330
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Al Azhar and the Ministry of Youth and Sports will launch on Monday a seven-day daawa (call), medical and relief convoy to North Sinai comprising a number of Al Azhar scholars and members of the Islamic Research Complex, 23 ....
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Theodoros II receives Tawadros II
Date: 2018-08-30 17:57:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:7554696
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - Theodoros II, Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, received Thursday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese and his accompanying delegation at the Greek Orthodox Church of ....
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Azhar decries competition for anti-Islam cartoon in Netherlands
Date: 2018-08-30 14:52:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:7554387
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) – Al Azhar condemned on Thursday a plan by a Dutch MP to organize a competition for anti-Islam cartoon in the Dutch parliament. In a press release, Azhar also hailed Dutch government’s stance that rejected the ....
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Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 60
Date: 2018-08-29 18:17:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7553234
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Two more Egyptian pilgrims have died, bringing to 60 the total deaths among Egyptian pilgrims during the current Hajj season, the Egyptian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The new deaths are from Kafr El Sheikh and Sharqiya ....
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Spokesman: President Sisi lauds Egyptian Church and Pope Tawadros
Date: 2018-08-29 13:36:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:7552776
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Paulus Halim on Wednesday said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed appreciation for the role of the Egyptian Church and his reverence Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria as a ....